Climate-
the composite or generally prevailing weather
conditions of a region, as
temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds,
throughout the year,
averaged over
a series of
years.
(dictonary definition)

Climate-the conditions of a place.
(paraphased definition)
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List the 4 main climate types and describe what the weather is like there.
Temperate- where all people live.
Arid-dry
Polar-average of 10 degress or higher.
Tropical-sunny, hot, warm.
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Jet Stream-
strong, generally westerly winds concentrated in a relatively narrow and shallow stream in the upper troposphere of the earth.
(dictonary definition)
Jet Stream- Strong winds
(paraphrased definition)

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